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One of the questions that come up when diners look at our menu selection is “What is tempura?” When you see a tempura menu item at our Japanese restaurant in Charlotte or Japanese restaurant in Springfield, it means that it is food that has been dipped in a light batter and fried to a crispy Read more...

Nakato Japanese Steakhouse has been a family owned restaurant for over 30 years. We opened our first of two restaurants in Charlotte North Carolina in 1976 and then later in 1995 we were pleased to open our restaurant in Springfield Missouri and we have been a part of the fine dining landscape in both cites Read more...

Eating out when you are a vegetarian can sometimes be a challenge, especially when vegetarians are invited to come along to eat at a Japanese steakhouse. The first thing that comes to mind is that a steakhouse is going to be big on meat. That’s certainly true. Most of the dishes are going to feature Read more...

There are those times when you feel like you are stuck in a rut. Life has become a bit too routine and you are anxious to break away from doing the same old thing all the time. Maybe you’d like to do something fun, but not wander too far out of your comfort zone. Well, Read more...

If you are bound and determined to stay on a healthy eating plan when you go out to lunch or dinner, your local Japanese steakhouse should be included on your good list of dining establishments. The reason why a family restaurant like Nakato Japanese Steakhouse is a great choice is because Japanese food is considered Read more...

Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar Japanese cuisine is prized all around the world for the way it combines fresh seafood, meats, rice, noodles and vegetables to make dishes that look as good as they taste. Sometimes when east meets west the results can be pure magic. That is exactly what happened in 1945 with the Read more...